Coastal Berry Co. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board

Opinion

ELIA, J.

Hundreds of workers at Coastal Berry Company believed their employer was pressuring them to accept the United Farm Workers union (UFW). They reacted by engaging in a protest and work stoppage, after which Coastal Berry discharged or refused to rehire 12 of them, including the 7 real parties in interest. The Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB or Board) found that these terminations constituted an unfair labor practice within the meaning of Labor Code section 1153, subdivision (a), of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA or Act).

Coastal Berry petitions for review,…